[My answer to the "Favorite Equations" question][1] was the Pythagorean Theorem for Right-Corner Tetrahedra: > Euclidean: $A^2+B^2+C^2=D^2$<br/><br/> > Hyperbolic: $\cos\frac{A}{2}\cos\frac{B}{2}\cos\frac{C}{2}−\sin\frac{A}{2}\sin\frac{B}{2}\sin\frac{C}{2}=\cos\frac{D}{2}$<br/><br/> > Spherical: $\cos\frac{A}{2}\cos\frac{B}{2}\cos\frac{C}{2}+\sin\frac{A}{2}\sin\frac{B}{2}\sin\frac{C}{2}=\cos\frac{D}{2}$ where A, B, C are the areas of the "leg-faces" and D is the area of the "hypotenuse-face". For right-corner simplices in higher Euclidean dimensions, we have that the sum of the squares of the content of leg-simplices equals the square of the content of the hypotenuse-simplex. I mentioned not knowing the non-Euclidean counterparts of the generalization. After a couple of days of toying, I find these counterparts elusive. (It would probably help if I were better-versed in differential geometry.) So, I turn to MO to ask: > What are the non-Euclidean analogues in higher dimensions? <br /> > (I'm particularly interested in the case relating volumes in a hyperbolic 4-simplex.) While the Pythagorean Theorems for Euclidean Simplices progress in a straightforward manner (just add another leg-content-square), the Pythagorean Theorem for Hyperbolic Tetrahedra already diverges somewhat dramatically from its 2-dimensional counterpart, $\cosh a \cosh b = \cosh c$. So, it's not even clear to me what form the relations would take in general. [1]: http://mathoverflow.net/questions/3134/whats-your-favorite-equation-formula-identity-or-inequality/32018#32018